Ranch Hand Breakfast

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Early to the breakfast serving line Saturday are Robert Utley and wife, Josie Utley who brought their 9-year-old granddaughter, Araceli Bazaldua. Lines were not too long this year because of the cold and drizzly weather.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Pete Garcia makes “pan de campo,” or ranch bread, on the ground in holes with hot coals on steel pots. He explained that during trail rides the cook could not make hundreds of tortillas for the cowboys so they made pan de campo to be able to serve all the cowboys.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times King Ranch cowboys performed a calf roping show Saturday at the Ranch Hand Breakfast.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Cowboys lead early morning traffic to the proper parking spots at the King Ranch grounds Saturday.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Brian and Sara Gregory with twins Benjamin and William use a grass bale as a table this family enjoys their King Ranch breakfast Saturday morning in the cold weather.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times A demonstration of what a Cowboy open pit stove looks like with coffee brewing and eggs and beans in pans and grill ready to cook some tortillas.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times It was so cold that volunteers on the serving line were all bundled up like Jackie Garcia (left) and Yvette Ybarra.